Meat recipes with tomato
Cherry tomatoes
Tuscan pork tenderloin with cherry tomatoes
The sunny flavors of Tuscany are captured in this rustic yet elegant roasted pork recipe. It’s quick enough for a quick weeknight dinner yet elegant enough for dinner guests. Serve with mashed potatoes or over hot cooked pasta.
35 min
Challenging
Double concentrated tomato paste
Pork tenderloin with tomato puree
The rich, deep flavor of the sauce is courtesy of a red wine braise and tomato paste, which infuses the sauce with the illusion that it spent all day simmering on the stovetop, though it takes just half an hour. A full-bodied red wine that’s not too tannic works best here.
45 min
Easy
Chopped tomatoes
Chicken with artichokes and tomatoes
Deeply browned chicken thigh meat is accompanied by salty ham, richly flavored artichokes, and sweet carrots and onions in this phenomenal weeknight dinner whose sophistication belies its simplicity. The wine, canned chopped tomatoes, and a delicate zest of lemon bring it all together for a satisfying meal that works equally well on its own, or
40 min
Easy
Double concentrated tomato paste
Spicy polenta with sausage ragu
This rich ragu (or sauce) obtains its umami from sweet carrot, onion, and pleasantly sharp fennel. Its deep flavors are livened up with two types of canned tomato working together to provide balance and depth. While this recipe has a spicy kick, you can temper it by using half spicy, half sweet Italian sausage (or
40 min
Medium
